Muslim Conspiracy in British India? - Politics and Paranoia in the Early Nineteenth-Century Deccan

This book explores how belief in a global conspiracy against the British Empire ignited local politics and schemes in southern India.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. The fear of itinerant Muslims; 2. Prince Mubariz ud-Daula; 3. A fondness for military display; 4. A diamond in the trough; 5. Slaying men with faces of women; Conclusions.

Info autore

Chandra Mallampalli is Professor of History at Westmont College, California. He has written extensively on the intersection of religion, law and society in colonial India. His books include Race, Religion and Law in Colonial India (Cambridge, 2011).

Riassunto

Mallampalli targets those interested in the encounter between the British Empire and Indian Islam. His fresh findings address the history of modern India, British Empire, Muslim reformism, the 'global' and 'local', and conspiracy theories, raising poignant questions about the limits of state power when confronting alleged jihadists.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chandra Mallampalli, Chandra (Westmont College Mallampalli, Mallampalli Chandra
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107196254
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19625-4
• Pagine: 264
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Scienze e culture antiche; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Islam, India, c 1800 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Asian History, Conspiracy Theories, HISTORY / Asia / South / General